In the News

October 9, 2015 in the Columbia Daily Spectator"Simply put, this single issue is bigger than any one election. As hard as it might be to believe, everything we care about—from student debt, to minimum wage laws, to women’s health issues, and even deficit reduction—rests on the reform of our campaign finance system."​

October 17, 2014 in the Columbia Daily Spectator"As the University Senate’s review of our campus Rules of Conduct commences, students, faculty, and administrative workers must make their voices heard in advocacy of free speech and assembly. This issue isn’t partisan, nor should it be polarizing: It is paramount to the future of our university. If we don’t organize now, we might lose the right to organize at all."​

February 6, 2014 in the Columbia Daily Spectator "While Barnard students can freely enter Hewitt Hall to visit the center, Columbia students must present their IDs to the desk attendant and express their intention to visit the center. The issue has prompted the student councils and the Columbia University Democrats to raise questions about the center's confidentiality."​

January 29, 2014 in Bwog"Following up on their October 9th petition to increase transparency in Columbia’s reporting of sexual assault and other gender-based misconduct, the Columbia Democrats, in association with several other student groups as part of the Coalition Against Sexual Violence, are planning to release a statement detailing a comprehensive list of suggested reforms addressing Columbia’s sexual assault policy after a meeting with Students Active For Ending Rape (SAFER) in the coming week."​

November 20, 2013 in the New York Times"The Democratic National Committee sent emails and members of the Columbia University College Democrats made phone calls, prodding voters to cast ballots against the ban. Volunteers flooded several neighborhoods before sunrise, leaving leaflets outside homes."​

November 12, 2013 in the Columbia Daily Spectator"Student activists have power: We helped swing an election that weekend. As students downed coffee, a campaign volunteer in his mid-50s came up to me to make sure everyone had gotten breakfast. When I told him that all of our students had given up their fall breaks to bus down and campaign, he looked at me and said “You know, I always thought everyone under 30 was the Me Generation.' I guess you're all proving me wrong.”"​

October 6, 2013 in the Columbia Daily Spectator"On Saturday morning, nearly 20 members of the Columbia University Democrats joined more than 2,000 other advocates at an immigration reform rally in Brooklyn. This event was part of a national day of action that included marches in more than 60 cities across the country."​

September 29, 2013 in the Columbia Daily Spectator"Early Saturday morning, with cups of coffee and handmade pro-abortion rights posters in hand, members of the Columbia University Democrats made their way to Dr. Emily Woman’s Health Center in the South Bronx to escort women into the clinic and face off against anti-abortion protesters."​